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How The Scream became the ultimate image for our political age

15 mins | Jan 21, 2019
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It's World Emoji Day and some, are a little more sophisticated than you might think. Edvard Munch’s painting is a masterpiece for these troubled times. Writing in the Guardian, Jonathan Jones charts its rise from the 1893 original to today’s inflatables and emojis.


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